Hes a free agent, and he has said hes testing the market Raiders want him back at a "bargain price" hes as good as gone.

Do you have a link?

Hes not going to be a back-up on a 4-12 team when he can be a back-up on a contender.

What do you mean link ?

That's the worst reasoning I've ever heard. So we can just make stuff up now? That's happening?

How is it making stuff up when hes a free agent ?

You said it "sounds like Bryant will be gone". Then your reasoning is he won't want to be a backup on a 4-12 team. So there is no "sound" just you guessing and giving an opinion. An opinion that has no validation.

So there is ZERO truth or validity to your statement.

Not only that, but if Seymour and Kelly are both gone, Bryant would likely get more playing time here than as a backup elsewhere. Even if we were to draft a good DT, there is still one spot open. Even if we were to sign another DT or move Houston inside, Bryant will get a lot of action somewhere along the line.

No Christo Bilukidi will be a starter._________________

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Pretty sure as of right now, Bryant is the starter. There's no telling what we do in FA and draft to satisfy that position, but as it stands today he would be the starter, not a backup. He finished out the season as the starter and Seymour is definitely gone so that hasn't changed yet.

Guys were asking for a link to where he said he was testing the market, and where the Raiders said they wanted him back cheap. As far as I know no such quotes exist.

Pretty sure as of right now, Bryant is the starter. There's no telling what we do in FA and draft to satisfy that position, but as it stands today he would be the starter, not a backup. He finished out the season as the starter and Seymour is definitely gone so that hasn't changed yet.

Guys were asking for a link to where he said he was testing the market, and where the Raiders said they wanted him back cheap. As far as I know no such quotes exist.

Desmond Bryant was slapped with a 2nd round tender otherwise other teams may have went after him, now in 2013 he'll be a free agent so teams won't have to give up a 2nd rounder or have to top the Raiders offer.

Pretty sure as of right now, Bryant is the starter. There's no telling what we do in FA and draft to satisfy that position, but as it stands today he would be the starter, not a backup. He finished out the season as the starter and Seymour is definitely gone so that hasn't changed yet.

Guys were asking for a link to where he said he was testing the market, and where the Raiders said they wanted him back cheap. As far as I know no such quotes exist.

Desmond Bryant was slapped with a 2nd round tender otherwise other teams may have went after him, now in 2013 he'll be a free agent so teams won't have to give up a 2nd rounder or have to top the Raiders offer.

So all it's saying is Bryant won't get a huge deal from the Raiders. And why would he? He has been solid but he doesn't deserve a top DT contract. Nowhere does it say Bryant has an influated perception of his worth and will try to get paid by anyone. It says the Raiders are likely to want him back as long as he's reasonable with his demands._________________

It's also just the take and opinion of one writer. Speculative. It doesn't say anywhere he's as good as gone or that he wants to test the market. Anyone can speculate. Like I said, Bryant was the starter for half the year, and if he was brought back it would probably be as the starter. If they want to keep him as a backup, then of course I could see him leaving. Whatever they do with him is purely speculative right now based on their plans for him, to which we nor any writer are not privy. Neither are you.